Ex-Apple CEO John Sculley linked with BlackBerry acquisition

The Globe and Mail claims that the man who once fired Steve Jobs has thrown his hat into the ring to become the new owner of the Canadian company.

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Sculley has declined to comment on the speculation, but did confess to being a "long-time BlackBerry fan and user".

He said: "The only thing I would say is, I think there's a lot of future value in BlackBerry, but without experienced people who have run this type of business, and without a strategic plan, it would be really challenging.

"Whoever buys it would have to have a strategic plan that was credible and could succeed, and they would want to have an experienced team that would be able to implement that plan."

Google, Lenovo, and Cisco have all been linked with bids for BlackBerry in recent weeks, as have co-founders Mike Lazardis and Doug Fregin.